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{{Short description|Australian surfer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2011}}
{{Infobox surfer
| name        = Layne Beachley
| image       = LayneBeachleyAug2011.jpg
| caption     = Beachley in August 2011
| birth_name  = Tania Maris Gardner
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1972|05|24}}
| birth_place = [[Manly, New South Wales]], Australia
| residence   = Manly, New South Wales, Australia
| height      = 1.65 m
| weight      =  
| stance      = Regular (natural foot)
| best_year   = 
| major_achievements = * 7 x World Champion 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006
* 2005 Laureus World Alternative Sportsperson of the Year Award<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.laureus.com/content/layne-beachley-1?awardyear=2004&nomwin=w |title=Laureus Awards - Layne Beachley |website=laureus.com |access-date=4 April 2015 |archive-date=9 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409024809/http://www.laureus.com/content/layne-beachley-1?awardyear=2004&nomwin=w |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 2003 Teen Choice Awards Extreme Female Athlete of the Year
* Surfers' Hall of Fame (inducted 2006)<ref>[http://www.hsssurf.com/shof/layne-beachley/ Surfers’ Hall of Fame - Layne Beachley] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409190047/http://www.hsssurf.com/shof/layne-beachley/ |date=9 April 2015 }}</ref>
* Australian Sports Hall of Fame (inducted 2011)
* Officer of the [[Order of Australia]] (awarded 2015)
}}

'''Layne Collette Beachley''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AO}} (born 24 May 1972) is an Australian former professional [[surfing|surfer]] from [[Manly, New South Wales|Manly]], [[New South Wales]]. She won the [[world surfing champion|World Championship]] seven times. Currently she is the chair of [[Surfing Australia]].

==Surfing career==
[[File:laynebeachley.jpg|thumb|right|Beachley was inducted into the Surfing Hall of Fame in [[Huntington Beach, California]].]]
At the age of 16 Beachley became a professional surfer. By the age of 20 she was ranked sixth in the world. Beachley became the Women's ASP World Champion in 1998, and won the title again in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2006. She is the first woman in history to win 7 World Championships, and only surfer, male or female to win six consecutive world titles. She shared the woman's record for most World Championships won with [[Stephanie Gilmore]] until Gilmore won her eighth title in 2022.

In 2004, Layne was given a wildcard entry into the Energy Australia Open held at [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]], one of the rare occasions a woman has competed in a men's surfing event.<ref>''[[Tracks (magazine)|Tracks]]'', June 2004, articles ''"Get ya own tour"'' page 29, and ''Newcastle's Greatest Hits'' page 78.</ref>

In 2006, Layne was inducted into the Surfers' Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hsssurf.com/shof/?cat=18 |title=Surfers' Hall of Fame |access-date=3 November 2014 |archive-date=3 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103184855/http://www.hsssurf.com/shof/?cat=18 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Beachley announced on 10 October 2008 that she would retire due to her age.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.surf.co.nz/news/local/news.asp?newsletterId=6635 |title=Surf.co.nz Latest News |accessdate=2008-10-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20081014020431/http://www.surf.co.nz/news/local/news.asp?newsletterId=6635 |archivedate=14 October 2008}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ ASP Women's World Tour Wins
! Year!!Event!!Venue!!Country
|- 
| [[1993 ASP World Tour|1993]] || [[Diet Coke Women's Classic]] || [[Narrabeen, New South Wales]] || {{AUS}}
|-
| [[1994 ASP World Tour|1994]] || [[Rip Curl Pro|Quit Women's Classic]] || [[Bells Beach, Victoria]] || {{AUS}}
|-
| [[1995 ASP World Tour|1995]] || [[Rip Curl Pro France]] || [[Hossegor]] || {{FRA}}
|-
| [[1996 ASP World Tour|1996]] || [[Cleanwater Classic]] || [[Manly Beach]], [[New South Wales]] || {{AUS}}
|-
| [[1996 ASP World Tour|1996]] || [[Wahine/Airtouch Pro]] || [[Huntington Beach, California]] || {{USA}}
|-
| [[1996 ASP World Tour|1996]] || [[Wahine Women's US Open of Surfing]] || [[Huntington Beach, California]] || {{USA}}
|-
| [[1996 ASP World Tour|1996]] || [[OP Pro]] || [[Haleiwa, Hawaii|Haleiwa]] || {{flagicon|Hawaii}} [[Hawaii]]
|-
| [[1996 ASP World Tour|1996]] || [[Quiksilver Roxy Women's Pro]] || [[Sunset Beach (Oahu)|Sunset Beach]] || {{flagicon|Hawaii}} [[Hawaii]]
|-
| [[1997 ASP World Tour|1997]] || [[Quiksilver Roxy Women's Pro]] || [[Sunset Beach (Oahu)|Sunset Beach]] || {{flagicon|Hawaii}} [[Hawaii]]
|-
| [[1998 ASP World Tour|1998]] || [[Rip Curl Pro|Sunsmart Classic]] || [[Bells Beach, Victoria]] || {{AUS}}
|-
| [[1998 ASP World Tour|1998]] || [[Diet Coke Surf Classic]] || [[Manly Beach]], [[New South Wales]] || {{AUS}}
|-
| [[1998 ASP World Tour|1998]] || [[Tokushima Pro]] || [[Tokushima]] || {{JPN}}
|-
| [[1998 ASP World Tour|1998]] || [[Kahlua Open]] || [[Huntington Beach, California]] || {{USA}}
|-
| [[1998 ASP World Tour|1998]] || [[Rip Curl Pro France]] || [[Hossegor]] || {{FRA}}
|-
| [[1999 ASP World Tour|1999]] || [[Rip Curl Pro|Sunsmart Classic]] || [[Bells Beach, Victoria]] || {{AUS}}
|-
| [[1999 ASP World Tour|1999]] || [[Diet Coke Surf Classic]] || [[Manly Beach]], [[New South Wales]] || {{AUS}}
|-
| [[1999 ASP World Tour|1999]] || [[Newquay Pro]] || [[Newquay]] || {{ENG}}
|-
| [[1999 ASP World Tour|1999]] || [[Roxy Pro Sunset Beach]] || [[Sunset Beach (Oahu)|Sunset Beach]] || {{flagicon|Hawaii}} [[Hawaii]]
|-
| [[2000 ASP World Tour|2000]] || [[Billabong Pro]] || [[Gold Coast, Queensland]] || {{AUS}}
|-
| [[2000 ASP World Tour|2000]] || [[Elleven Pro Women's]] || [[Huntington Beach, California]] || {{USA}}
|-
| [[2000 ASP World Tour|2000]] || [[Rip Curl Pro France]] || [[Hossegor]] || {{FRA}}
|-
| [[2000 ASP World Tour|2000]] || [[Quiksilver Roxy Pro]] || [[Sunset Beach (Oahu)|Sunset Beach]] || {{flagicon|Hawaii}} [[Hawaii]]
|-
| [[2001 ASP World Tour|2001]] || [[Billabong Pro Tahiti]] || [[Teahupoo]], [[Tahiti]] || {{PYF}}
|-
| [[2002 ASP World Tour|2002]] || [[Roxy Pro France]] || South West Coast || {{FRA}}
|-
| [[2003 ASP World Tour|2003]] || [[Roxy Pro Gold Coast]] || [[Gold Coast, Queensland]] || {{AUS}}
|-
| [[2004 ASP World Tour|2004]] || [[Roxy Pro]] || [[Haleiwa]] || {{flagicon|Hawaii}} [[Hawaii]]
|-
| [[2006 ASP World Tour|2006]] || [[Billabong Girls Pro]] || [[Itacare]] || {{BRA}}
|-
|}

===Film appearances===
She has appeared in the movies ''[[Blue Crush]]'' (2002), ''[[Billabong Odyssey]]'' (2003), ''[[Step into Liquid]]'' (2003), and the 2001 documentary ''7 Girls''.<ref>{{cite web |title=7 Girls |url=https://www.thesurfnetwork.com/detail/b47c120787f6a4568e0e17003cf8c2e9f79a37e3ad3eeee9/movie |website=TheSurfNetwork |publisher=Opper Sports, Inc. |access-date=2024-11-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1226909/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t34 |title=Layne Beachley Filmography |website=[[imdb.com]] |accessdate=28 August 2014 |archive-date=24 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924163153/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1226909/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t34 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Television work===
Beachley narrates the [[Seven Network]] factual series ''[[Beach Cops]]''.<ref name="newsloc">{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/northern-beaches/surf-queen-layne-beachley-to-call-the-shots-on-new-network-seven-reality-show-beach-cops/story-fngr8hax-1227543973844|title=Surf queen Layne Beachley to call the shots on new Network Seven reality show Beach Cops|newspaper=[[Manly Daily]]|first=John|last=Morcombe|date=26 September 2015|accessdate=28 September 2015|archive-date=24 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924163153/https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/northern-beaches/surf-queen-layne-to-call-the-shots-on-local-cop-show/news-story/11fe75ad9c89f440cb104adf4a964236?nk=14186ff1502a8020ef8eb6a24cf1940a-1600965113|url-status=live}}</ref>

Beachley also voices the character "Surfer" in the episode called "The Beach" of Australian Children's Cartoon ''[[Bluey (TV series)|Bluey]]'' on the ABC Network.

==Personal life==
[[File:Layne Beachley, Kirk Pengilly (6542793841).jpg|thumb|180px|Beachley and her husband [[Kirk Pengilly]] at the Sydney premiere of ''[[Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows]]'', 2011.]]

Layne Beachley was born Tania Maris Gardner on 24 May 1972 in [[Sydney]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://encyclopediaofsurfing.com/entries/beachley-layne |title=Layne Beachley |encyclopedia=encyclopediaofsurfing.com |accessdate=28 August 2014 |date= |archive-date=29 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629184851/http://encyclopediaofsurfing.com/entries/beachley-layne |url-status=live }}</ref> Her mother was only 17 years old and unmarried so Layne was [[adoption|adopted]] by Neil and Valerie Beachley, who lived in nearby Manly. When Layne was only six years old, Valerie suffered a post-operative brain haemorrhage and died, leaving Layne and her brother to be raised by Neil.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.podbean.com/media/share/dir-4z2hu-1ec2191 |title=The Howie Games: Episode 15: Layne Beachley |publisher=[[Mark Howard (journalist)|Mark Howard]] |accessdate=30 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113163420/http://www.podbean.com/media/share/dir-4z2hu-1ec2191 |archive-date=13 January 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Beachley has spoken publicly about her personal struggles, including the fact that she was conceived during a [[date rape]]. In 1999, at the age of 27, she met her biological mother for the first time, who already had a nickname for her, "Beach".<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2008/09/29/19941_news.html |first=Aleks |last=Devic |title=Layne Beachley reveals pain |work=Geelong Advertiser |access-date=11 November 2008 |archive-date=10 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090710074120/http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2008/09/29/19941_news.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Beachley was brought up in the competitive Manly surfing scene and was competing and winning against men at the age of 15. It was at that time that she developed her strength and style, contributing to her future success as an unbeaten world champion and big-wave rider. Beachley has usually been available to support any worthwhile community cause, whether protesting about sewage outfall or promoting the sport and charities to which she is close.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/austory/content/2003/s913137.htm |title=Australian Story - Walking on Water |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=28 July 2003 |accessdate=28 August 2014 |archive-date=25 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150125212731/http://www.abc.net.au/austory/content/2003/s913137.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

She married [[Kirk Pengilly]], a member of the Australian rock group [[INXS]], in October 2010.<ref>{{cite news |title=Layne Beachley's special wedding date |url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/nsw/layne-beachleys-special-wedding-date-ng-1e0c330df109762dc3a4f1e4ecefc573 |work=Perth Now |date=2010-10-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924163206/https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/nsw/layne-beachleys-special-wedding-date-ng-1e0c330df109762dc3a4f1e4ecefc573 |archive-date=24 September 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> Beachley first met Pengilly in 2002.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dumas |first1=Daisy |title=Winning approach: surf champion Layne Beachley on what drives her |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/brunch-with-layne-beachley-20160309-gnep85.html |access-date=21 November 2024 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=2016-03-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106033708/https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/brunch-with-layne-beachley-20160309-gnep85.html |archive-date=2018-11-06}}</ref> They renewed their wedding vows in 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/best-day-of-their-lives-again-layne-beachley-and-kirk-pengilly-renew-vows/news-story/c161386a749222a2cb4a39034ff4ae2c|title=Layne and Kirk renew vows with a new ring|date=2014-07-04|website=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]|first=Chloe-lee|last=Longhetti|access-date=2019-09-11|archive-date=24 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924163206/https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/best-day-of-their-lives-again-layne-beachley-and-kirk-pengilly-renew-vows/news-story/c161386a749222a2cb4a39034ff4ae2c?nk=35ba9d0e9f67dd8f36f9f364479d6366-1600965126|url-status=live}}</ref> after Layne lost her wedding ring while surfing.<ref>{{cite news |title=Surfer Layne Beachley loses wedding ring |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/surfer-layne-beachley-loses-wedding-ring |access-date=2024-11-21 |work=SBS News |date=2014-04-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924163212/https://www.sbs.com.au/news/surfer-layne-beachley-loses-wedding-ring |archive-date=2020-09-24}}</ref> She is [[stepmother]] to [[April Rose Pengilly|April]], Pengilly's daughter from a previous relationship.

She is a keen supporter of the [[Manly Warringah Sea Eagles|Manly Sea Eagles]] [[rugby league]] club.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carayannis |first1=Michael |title=Women help Eagles fly high |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/women-help-eagles-fly-high-20131005-2v0xl.html |access-date=21 November 2024 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=2013-10-06}}</ref>

==Recognition==
Beachley received the [[Laureus World Sports Award for Action Sportsperson of the Year|Laureus World Alternative Sportsperson of the Year Award]] in 2004 and was named the Extreme Female Athlete of the Year as part of the [[Teen Choice Awards]] in 2005. She was inducted into both the Australian and US surfing halls of fame in 2006, and the [[Sport Australia Hall of Fame]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/layne-beachley/|title=Layne Beachley|publisher=Sport Australia Hall of Fame|accessdate=24 September 2020|archive-date=24 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924163227/https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/layne-beachley/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laureus.com/academy/ambassadors/layne-beachley|title=Layne Beachley|publisher=[[Laureus World Sports Awards]]|accessdate=6 September 2013|archive-date=2 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102012831/http://www.laureus.com/academy/ambassadors/layne-beachley|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2006, she was also inducted into the Surfing Walk of Fame as that year's Woman of the Year; the Walk is in Huntington Beach, California.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://surfingwalkoffame.com/woman.html |title=Woman of the Year |access-date=8 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910102320/http://surfingwalkoffame.com/woman.html |archive-date=10 September 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

At the [[2015 Australia Day Honours]], Beachley was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to the community through support for a range of charitable organisations, as a mentor for women in sport, and to surfing as a world champion competitor.<ref>{{cite web|title=Officer (AO) of the Order of Australia in the General Division|url=http://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/honours/ad/ad2015/Media%20Notes%20-%20AO.pdf|page=[http://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/honours/ad/ad2015/Media%20Notes%20-%20AO.pdf#page=3 3]|publisher=[[Official Secretary to the Governor-General of Australia]]|date=26 January 2015|accessdate=26 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323124336/http://gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/honours/ad/ad2015/Media%20Notes%20-%20AO.pdf|archive-date=23 March 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2015/01/26/layne-beachley-rewarded-for-her-service.html|title=Beachley rides top of Australia Day honours|publisher=[[Sky News Australia]]|date=26 January 2015|accessdate=26 January 2015|archive-date=7 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707003604/http://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2015/01/26/layne-beachley-rewarded-for-her-service.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She was also awarded the [[Australian Sports Medal]] in 2000 for her back to back world titles in 1998 and 1999.<ref>{{cite web|title=Layne Beachley|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/982956|publisher=[[Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia)|Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet]]|date=23 August 2000|accessdate=26 January 2015|archive-date=22 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222042203/https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/982956|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Layne Beachley}}
{{wikiquote}}
* {{Official website|https://laynebeachley.com/}}
* {{WSL profile|385<!-- /layne-beachley -->}}
* [https://eos.surf/entries/beachley-layne Layne Beachley] at the Encyclopedia of Surfing
* {{Sport Australia Hall of Fame}}
* {{IMDb name}}
* [http://www.aimforthestars.com.au Aim for the Stars Foundation]
* [http://www.dylamagazine.com/feature/interview-layne-beachley Interview of Layne by pro surfer Amee Donohoe]

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{{Succession box
| title = [[World surfing champion]] (Women)
| before = [[Lisa Andersen (sportswoman)|Lisa Anderson]]
| after = [[Sofia Mulanovich]]
| years = 1998–2003
}}
{{Succession box
| title = [[World surfing champion]] (Women)
| before = [[Chelsea Georgeson]]
| after = [[Stephanie Gilmore]]
| years = 2006
}}
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{{Laureus World Sports Award for Action Sportsperson of the Year}}
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[[Category:World Surf League surfers]]
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[[Category:Laureus World Sports Awards winners]]
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[[Category:Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal]]
[[Category:Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from New South Wales]]
[[Category:Surfers from Sydney]]